GEORGE BELL & SONS.
New Edition, with a New Biographical Supplement of upwards of 9700 Names.
WEBSTER'S COMPLETE DICTIONARY
OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND GENERAL BOOK OF LITERARY REFERENCE. With 3000 Illustrations. Tho- roughly revised and improved by CHAUNGEY A. GOODRICH, D.D., LL.D., and NOAH PORTER, D.D., of Yale College.
In One Volume, Quarto, strongly bound In cloth, 1919 pages, price £1 11s. 6d.; half-calf, £2; calf or half-russia, £2 2s.; russia, £2 10s.
Besides the matter comprised in the WEBSTEB'S GUINEA DICTIONARY, this volume contains the following Appendices, which will show that no pains have been spared to make it a complete Literary Reference-book:--
A Brief History of the English Language. By Professor JAMES HADLEY. This Work shows the Philological Rela- tions of the English Language, and tracea the progress and influence of the causes which have brought it to its present con- dition.
Principles of Pronunciation. By Professor GOODRICH and W. A. WHEELER, M.A. Including a Synopsis of Words differently pronounced by different au- thorities.
A Short Treatise on Orthography. By ARTHUR W. WEIGHT. Including a Complete List of Words that are spelt In two or more ways.
An Explanatory and Pronouncing Vocabulary of the Names of Noted Fic- titious Persons and Places, &c. By W. A. WHEELER, M.A. This Work includes not only persons and places noted in Fiction, whether narrative, poetical, or dramatic, but Mythological and Mythical names, names referring to the Angelology and De- monology of various races, and those found in the romance writers; Pseu- donyms', Nick-names of eminent persons and parties, &c., &c. In fact, it is best described as explaining every name which is not strictly historical. A reference Is given to the originator of each name, and where the origin is unknown a quotation is given to some well-known writer in which the word occurs.
This valuable Work may alto be had separately, post 8υο., 6s.
A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Scripture Proper Names. By W. A. WHEBLKB, M.A. Including a List of the Variations that occur in the Douay version of the Bible.
A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Greek and Latin Proper Names. By Professor THACHER, of Yale College. An Etymological Vocabulary of Mo- dern Geographical Names. By the Rev. C. H. WHEELER. Containing : I. A List of Prefixes, Terminations, and Formative Syllables in various Languages, with their meaning and derivation ; II, A brief List of Geographical Names (not explained by the foregoing List), with their derivation and signification, ail doubtful and obscure derivations being excluded.
Pronouncing Vocabularies of Modern Geographical and Biographical Names. By J. THOMAS, MD.
A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Com- mon English Christian Names, with their derivations, signification, and diminutives (or nick-names), and their equivalents in several other languages.
A Dictionary of Quotations. Selected and translated by WILLIAM G. WEBSTER. Containing all Words, Phrases, Proverbs, and Colloquial Expressions from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Foreign Lan- guages, which are frequently met with in literature and conversation.
A New Biographical Dictionary of upwards 9700 Names of Noted Persons, Ancient and Modern, including many now living giving the Name, Pronunciation, Nationality, Profession, and Date of Birth and Death.
A List of Abbreviations, Contrac- tions, and Arbitrary Signs used in Writing and Printing. A Classified Selection of Pictorial Illustrations (70 pages). With references to the text.
"The cheapest Dictionary ever published, as it is confessedly one of the best. The intro-duction of small woodcut illustrations of technical and scientific terms adds greatly the utility of the Dictionary."- Churchman.
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